Microsoft Wired Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, Retail

This is my second Ergo 4000 and I really couldn't be happier (well if it was wireless that would be sooooo awesomer). I bought my first one after 4 months of being a software engineer. I wrote code for about 8 hours a day (9-5, m-f) so my wrist started to hurt after a whole day of typing. I bought one of those keyboard cushions and hated it. I found this keyboard for sale on, I think, Newegg and have been loving it ever since. That keyboard is still working just fine but needs to be taken apart and cleaned (all keyboards need to be cleaned, ew). I decided to buy a new one and take the old one home for use in my 'home office'. I have spent hours and hours trying to find a replacement that I would like. Saddly split ergos are not in fashion any more. I've tried the Wave and played with a bunch of logitech keyboards but the only one I've even thought about switching to is the Smartfish Technologies K2418B Reflex ErgoMotion Keyboard but after finding a YouTube videos and seeing how loud it is when it moves turned me off completely. That and people complained about the cramped numberpad which I use a lot. I even tried looking for a split that at least had some kind od padding like the 4000 but all I found was either gel or plastic. I ended up coming right back to this one. It may not be stylish as a logitech, or as solid as a 80's mechanical keyboard but this thing still beats them all at comfort and reliablity. Actual Review: The keys are pretty silent but I type kind of fast and hard so there is some muted clacking but it's pretty light. The keys themselves have a matted feel to them and spring back up when you press down. You don't need a lot of force to press but you know you pressed a key. Rarely can you accidently press a key and not know you did (never happened to me but I guess these things can happen). There are reviews about the how you have to press near the center of the spacebar to register a "space" but I've never had that. The spacebar is oversized and my thumbs rest directly on it without any effort on my part. Some split keys boards have the two spacebars or the oddly shaped one but this board has an oversized one that spands the entire split. I've never set up the "My Favorites" keys so I can't comment on those but I saw somewhere online that you could substitute macros rather than *.exe or homepages. (If I find it again I'll edit this post.) The Zoom button I use rarely but only when I need to up the font size in Notepad++. I use the hell out of the volume and calculator buttons. The play button works in iTunes but is really meant for Windows Media Player. The volume controls are meant for the system sound not as a media player control. My programming enviroments do not recognize the "="/"("/")" keys found above the numberpad but this is due mainly to such old software (VS6) but Word (even 2010) sees them. Cons: The only real complaint I have is that there is no real wireless version. The 7000 I think is wireless but you need to use the mouse and I have no need for it (I use a Logitech VX at home and a MX at work). And just a note, depending on what OS and hardware you are on the volume controls can take up to a 3-4 seconds to adjust the volume. I'm pretty sure on a fast system that you won't even notice a lag if there is one. Remarks: After 5 years of solid use the key that were oringally matte are now shiny and a few letters have rubbed off but the keyboard still works just as it did the day I first set it up. It's been to 3 different companies and survived 2 moves. The pleather/leather is still the same color as it was, no rips, no fading, no tearing apart, no little pieces flaking off, etc. A rubber foot did come off but that happened like a few months ago which agains speaks volumes about the overall construction. And the little led lights on the bottom still work! I'll post a picture of them side by side later so you can see what I'm talking about.

Many years ago I started having the signs and symptoms of Carpal Tunnel (repetitive stress injury) syndrome in my right wrist, because I spent (and still spend) a lot of time every day on a computer keyboard. At the time I worked for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and when I mentioned my problem of stiffness & soreness in my wrist to my manager, I was sent to the plant's industrial engineer. He scheduled an ergonomic study of my desk, including the chair, mouse, keyboard, and typing position - hands, wrists, arms, torso, legs and feet, and observed my habits. From that study came his recommendation for me to adjust the arms on my office chair a specific way to support them while I typed, plus to acquire a trackball and an ergonomic keyboard (that the Company paid for!) - the type this is - to eliminate the problem of the angled wrist position during touch typing - either side-to-side or up and down, to keep my wrists straight and level, eliminating the cause of Carpal Tunnel in this context (note: your experience may vary; this is not a medical recommendation). When I first got the keyboard it took a couple days to get used to it but once I did, and while wearing a wrist brace to help the hand/arm position training, my symptoms subsided very quickly. Now, over a decade later I have never been without an ergonomic keyboard (that my Company pays for!) and I also have never had a recurrence of symptoms, unless of course I wind up having to use a regular keyboard for any length of time in my job in I.T. in which case it takes less than a day for me to feel the impact of using the standard keyboard and having to compromise proper typing position. I cannot survive without my ergonomic keyboard! This one was purchased to backup a well worn identical model at home, as I never use a standard keyboard here either but noticed the supply growing smaller, and the price offered was too good to pass up. My fear is that manufacturers will stop producing them due to low demand, and yet we hear all the time about hand surgery centers who deal with Carpal Tunnel. Insurance pays tens of millions for treatment after the fact, and yet often I have had to push to get approval for a $40 keyboard and a $25 trackball from Company expense money, to prevent the issue in the first place! Makes no sense but that's how my experience has been. It certainly would be far cheaper and less intrusive just to treat the problem at its source; namely, bad posture while typing, instead of shelling out all the money to operate once the Syndrome has taken its toll on the wrist joint. Meanwhile, the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard, one of the few remaining on the market, is the ideally-suited keyboard to help curb the issues which can cause a repetitive stress injury in the hand or wrist, and it is of such good quality that it lasts and lasts. It is like any other piece of molded plastic, however, in that it is subject to wear and tear, dust and debris, but with a little maintenance even stuck keys can be fixed easily. I've used my previous unit so much I have actually worn the letters off the keys, but for a touch typist that does not matter as we don't have to look at the keys to type. The keyboard also helps keep pests (my family) off my computer because they, not being used to the split design of an ergonomic keyboard, detest using this one so they avoid my computer when they can, and complain whenever they must use it for a moment. Indeed, also because the letters are worn off, they struggle to find the right keys to press since the keys are not located in the standard position and that largely keeps anyone else away from borrowing Dad's computer to do anything. The ideal situation for me! I really never have understood why this design would not become standard on all computers and keyboards, given all we know about what causes Carpal Tunnel when a person is on a keyboard 8 to 10 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week but alas, it has not been a high volume seller, I would imagine. Not everyone has been as fortunate as I was to actually have an engineer evaluate the root cause of my impending problem with a mind toward prevention instead of treatment after the fact - an investment which saved that company tens or hundreds of thousands of worker's compensation claims, I'm sure, and one which is actually very smart business. I took that information forward into my subsequent job and have continued to negotiate a $60 expense investment to prevent a much more expensive worker's comp situation due to bad ergonomics in the work place. Good product, worth the money, and even for a non-touch typist it helps keep the typing position straight and level so that the wrist does not become inflamed and cause joint injury. At this price, a great value! I bought a spare to back up my well-worn keyboard just in case they go off the market. By the time this one truly wears completely out at least I'll have a reserve unit to fall back on.

Macだとホットキー、マルチメディアキーのドライバーが、Yosemiteに対応しておりませんが、（かなり前から使えない）ControllerMateという有料アプリケーションで、自由に割り当てが可能です。ズームスライダーは大きなディスプレイをお使いであれば、とてもズームが楽で、ブラウザーから様々なアプリケーションまで拡大・拡小が可能です。パームレストもポイントで、慣れると快適ですね。 有線ですが、Macのキーボードは選択肢も少ないので、好みもありますがオススメです。 現在、OSX El Capitanで使用しています。

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I have used the same keyboard for 10 years at work. My first one is 10 years old and still works like a dream. It is just super old and stuff started rubbing off and getting overall worn down. It still works completely fine, but I bought a new one for work and am bringing my 10 year old one home for retirement. She deserves it honestly. Maybe the best keyboard ever made for someone who sits at a desk for a living. I have a mechanical gaming keyboard at home (Razer Blackwider) mainly for gaming, but I'll end up giving this a try for gaming someday and see how it goes.

Elegí este teclado porque soy Software Tester y parte de mi trabajo es estar mínimo 8 horas al día en un PC. Estaba acostumbrado a laptops sin embargo ahora estoy trabajando con un desktop y apenas luego de un mes de estar trabajando con un teclado estándar comencé a presentar molestias en las muñecas. Con este teclado inmediatamente desaparecieron las molestias. Cuesta un poco acostumbrarse al principio por la distribución física si nunca has trabajando con un teclado de estos, pero luego de unos días se hace muy natural y cómodo. La posición de las manos queda perfecta, las teclas son muy suaves y muy silenciosas. Tiene teclas de acceso directo muy útiles sobre todo si eres Developer, SQA o informático en general. Consejo 1: - Día 1 a Día 5: Utiliza el teclado sin la base de plástico que trae y con las "patas traseras" levantadas, en esta posición se asemeja mucho a los teclados estándares. Con esta posición te acostumbras a la distribución física. - Día 6 a Día 10: Utiliza el teclado sin la base de plástico y con la "patas traseras" guardadas para que ya vayas relajando la posición de las manos. - Día 11 en adelante: Coloca el soporte plástico bajo el teclado, de esta forma las manos adoptan la forma natural y las molestias desaparecen y podrás escribir mas rápido y sin siquiera ver el teclado. Consejo 2: No temas comprar un teclado en inglés, es fácil configurarlo para usar todas las teclas de forma correcta para escribir en español, es decir: acentos, la Ñ, etc, etc. Para configurar basta con ir a los ajustes del idioma de entrada del Sistema Operativo que usen, en mi caso Windows; seleccionan como idioma de entrada: "Inglés Internacional", con esto cada tecla funciona como debe ser. Para los acentos presionan ' y luego la vocal y para la ñ/Ñ presionan "~" y luego "n/N".

I managed to get a new old stock 4000 series Keyboard after the previous one wore out after 4 years of steady usage. My only gripe is the key labels on the first one wore out after 2 years of usage. I purchased a set of stick on labels and it lasted another 2 years, then for some unknown reason after pressing an unknown key combination the return key added a backward slash "\" that I could not remove. However, the new one works fine, and if the key labels wear off I will simply purchase another set of stick on keyboard labels as before. It is a membrane key action which is reasonably trouble free.